DeRosa v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

On the Court’s own motion, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 et seq., sanctions in the amount of $2,000 are imposed against David B. Cohen, Esq., and sanctions in the amount of $250 are imposed against Thomas D. Shanahan, Esq., payable to the Lawyers’ Fund for Ghent Protection. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Plaintiffs counsel unilaterally amended an appellate caption, without leave of court, to substitute “JP Morgan Chase, sued herein as Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.” for Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., for the express purpose of pressing an appellate argument…